Tag: Different

Wait, there’s 11 more

Walt Disney napkin sketch
Here’s to the crazy ones!
wall display narrative
First photo is the one referred to as “Top left”.

Building on yesterday’s top 10 “preach only what you practice” list:

  1. Published book
  2. Delivered TED Talk
  3. Published 100-episode podcast
  4. Write five daily, differently-themed blogs
  5. Published 24k+ blog posts (and counting)
  6. Senior Olympian, Track M50-54 400m
  7. Writing 7-book Disney Business Insights series
  8. Disney Institute’s highest rated, most requested speaker
  9. Share 66 combined Disney Years of Service with Cheryl
  10. Married 39 years
  11. Since 1999, start every day on my knees

Note: Working on writing like a Marketing and PR leader. The deep desire to remain humble battles with publicly touting accomplishments. Potential clients want to know they are getting the best their money can buy. You better be impressive or they’ll hear a better Marketer’s message and forget about you forever.

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Show us the money

Mickey Mouse toy in a small bowl of lime green dots
Two famous Company logos. One is obvious.
Disney name tag in small bowl of green dots
We recognize Jimmy Cricket and Fantasia Mickey, but what about the lime green dots?

.think .differently top 10 list:

Reflecting on some of the most .stupid (unconventional) choices made since launching Mid Life Celebration, LLC in 2009:

  1. Publishing first book with zero use of the word Disney.
  2. Never pursued a Disney Institute promotion, for 15 years.
  3. Privately worked six years building a business, while at Disney.
  4. Charge fees that rival the world’s best speakers.
  5. Display my Disney Keynote Speaking fees online.
  6. Insist on zero recording of any kind.
  7. Biggest lifetime speech was 1st time with zero slides.
  8. Kuwait TEDx Talk was iffy because red dot was not for me.
  9. Do not use slides.
  10. Do not wear business attire.

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The unexpected joy from being different

Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park – other side of Ptarmigan Tunnel.

The unexpected joy from being different.

All the normal flavors are taken.

What will you do to be more helpful, more trustworthy, more compelling than all the others who do exactly what you do?

What?

And how?

If you can answer “why?”, you will find your path, as unseen as it currently is.

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Leadership enemy

Yesterday while leaving Disney Springs lunch with some friends.

The desire to fit in and be accepted by the ones who can promote you (or buy your stuff) is the very thing that stifles your unique point of view.

Unique is what changes thinking.

Different thinking leads to change, or ridicule. Or both. And sometimes, weirdly, neither.

Find a million ways to stay motivated.

The long way is the short cut.

Be amazed and be amazing.

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Top 5 American Idol 2019

L-R: Wade, Laci, Alejandro, Laine, Madison.

Top 5 American Idol 2019…

Wade, Laci, Alejandro, Laine, Madison.

Wade has the most distinctive (think Louis Armstrong) voice.

Alejandro is the most original, authentic artist.

Laci is the beauty queen.

Laine is the Clark Kent of the group.

And Madison is in High School.

Different will win.

Will it be the voice or the art? The other three, i believe, are not serious contenders – great singers but great singers are common.

Son, there are many great writers, yet there are always openings for people who can write a book (or anything) like Life of Pi.

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